Kristin O’Donnell Tubb is the first repeat guest on the podcast: she returns to talk about her latest title, The Decomposition of Jack. She talks about the fear of releasing a book so different from her previous titles and the hope it will find readers, and the way that certain books can come to life only when the timing and conditions are right. Julie and Kristin discuss some of the beautiful themes in Jack, including the idea that endings and beginnings are inextricably linked, and how smoothing things over to make another happy can lead to silence in a relationship instead of the needed communication. 

Fact check for this episode: Kentucky is, in fact, a commonwealth, as are Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Julie and Kristin will consider taking a US history and geography class. 

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